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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Spadafora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Go To The Mall. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Patrick Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Spadafora!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spadafora connects with the punch.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Spadafora connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Spadafora sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spadafora moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spadafora with a nice cross.
Spadafora thows a body shot but no joy.
Spadafora scores with a one two! Harris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Spadafora stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spadafora wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Patrick Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spadafora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Spadafora which made him look bad.
Spadafora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris tries for a takedown but Spadafora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spadafora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spadafora thows a body shot but no joy.
Spadafora misses with a wild body shot.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spadafora stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora swinging wildly here.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spadafora.
Harris cracks the inside of Spadafora's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spadafora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spadafora stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Danny Spadafora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Spadafora as Harris shoots in.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spadafora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Spadafora looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Spadafora is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Spadafora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spadafora moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spadafora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spadafora tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Spadafora shows good takedown defense.
Spadafora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris avoids the body shot from Spadafora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spadafora.
Spadafora leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spadafora lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spadafora tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spadafora looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spadafora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spadafora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Spadafora dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, jab by Spadafora - just one landing.
Spadafora looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Spadafora throws a head kick that misses.
Harris slips a straight right by Spadafora.
Danny Spadafora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spadafora defends it nicely.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Spadafora shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Spadafora both land. Nice combination.
Danny Spadafora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spadafora slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Patrick Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Spadafora.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spadafora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spadafora.
Spadafora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Spadafora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Spadafora.
A head kick misses from Spadafora.
Spadafora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spadafora connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Spadafora stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spadafora wants it to stay on the feet.
Spadafora misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spadafora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spadafora looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Spadafora misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spadafora stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spadafora wants it to stay on the feet.
Spadafora works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Spadafora.
Spadafora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Spadafora misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Spadafora keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spadafora tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spadafora to the ground. Spadafora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spadafora misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Spadafora.
Spadafora scores with a jab to the head.
Harris slips a jab from Spadafora.
Spadafora lands a right hook to the body.
Spadafora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spadafora just misses with a punch to the body.
Spadafora throws a body kick the misses
and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spadafora wriggles free and stands up.
Spadafora throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Spadafora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Spadafora throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Spadafora throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Spadafora swinging wildly here.
Spadafora throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Spadafora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spadafora lands a jab to the nose.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spadafora misses with a few strikes there.
Neil Patrick Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spadafora lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
A combination from Spadafora does no damage.
Spadafora misses with a series of wild punches.
Spadafora looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spadafora swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Spadafora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spadafora. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Spadafora misses
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Spadafora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Spadafora counters with a left to the body.
Spadafora stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spadafora lands a right hook to the body.
Spadafora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Spadafora misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Spadafora throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spadafora!
Spadafora is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harris looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spadafora wants to try and get back to his feet.
Harris throwing strikes here but Spadafora is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spadafora is surviving well by controlling Harris's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora bucks up and throws Harris to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Spadafora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spadafora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spadafora misses with a hook.
Spadafora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Spadafora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris trying to control from half guard but Spadafora is working away.
Harris prevents Spadafora from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Spadafora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Spadafora is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spadafora is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Spadafora won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neil Patrick Harris.
I think Spadafora has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Spadafora!
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